I like Mojo for their articles--their lists not as much. Think of Mojo as NME's older brother: more mature and with better taste, but still undeniably British--British to a fault, even. (They're also a little baby boomer-centric sometimes.) That said, they remain moderately relevant with their 2010 Albums list. The list--which includes some sub-lists such as best song ("Tightrope"), best reissue (The Promise), and various best-albums-from-a-specific-genre lists--contains some nice surprises (Sam Amidon, Robert Wyatt, Gonjasufi, Swans to name a few) but certainly falls into the sorta-popular British music magazine trap of obsessing over people like Paul Weller and MGMT. There are also some things I've never heard nor heard of, though, which makes it semi-interesting. Without further ado, here's the top ten, but, at least for now, you're gonna have to actually buy the magazine to see the rest of the top 50.10. Doug Paisley--Constant Companion
What? Who? I'll check it out, I guess.
9. The Coral--Butterfly House
See above.
8. Phosphorescent--Here's To Taking It Easy
This guy's okay...
7. Midlake--The Courage Of Others
Mojo loves Midlake. Me? Not so much.
6. Paul Weller--Wake Up The Nation
Lest we forget Mojo is a magazine run by middle-aged Brits...
5. The Black Keys--Brothers
Yeah whatever.
4. Edwyn Collins--Losing Sleep
In all fairness, I haven't heard this record. But I'm not usually super keen on Collins.
3. MGMT--Congratulations
A more complete album than Oracular, but still not too great.
2. Arcade Fire--The Suburbs
Of course.
1. John Grant--Queen Of Denmark
More Midlake love in a way. I suppose I'll have to listen to this.
Here's to yet another decent list! Happy weekend!
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